Cobbler&#39;s sewing-tool.



PATENTED FEB. 25, 1908. W. E. WARD.

GOBBLERS SEWING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1906.

WVILL IANI E. WARD, OF SPAULDING, CALIFORNIA.

COBBLERS SEWING-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1908.

Application filed May 15. 1906. Serial No. 317.024.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM E. WARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Spaulding, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, haveinvented a new and useful Cobblers Sewing-Tool, of whichthe following is a specification.

The main object of this invention is to provide a tool for the use ofcobblers in sewing leather, which will dispense with the use of anexpensive sewing machine and will at the same time be more rapid inoperation than the ordinary hand awl.

A further object of the invention is to provide a tool for this purposewhich can be operated by either hand or foot of the cobbler.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tool. Fig. 2 is a plan. Fig. 3 is aview similar to Fig. 1, showing the device in operative position.

The device comprises two members 1, 2, pivotally connected together at 3by a pin or screw and crossing one another at the pivotal point in themanner of a pair of pincers. Member 1 carries a needle 4 secured in ahole 5 in the end portion of said member by a screw 6. The member 2 hasa notch or slot 7 in its end portion through which the needle passes inthe operation of the device. A spring 8 attached to the member 1 extendsforwardly between the end portions of the members 1 and 2 and terminatesin a fork 9. adjacent to the slotted portion of the member 2,this-spring normally extending just out of contact with the end portionof the member 2.

10 designates the spool for carrying the sewing thread, the same beingmounted on a stud 11 attached to the member 2 and controlled by atension spring 12 surrounding said screw and engaging the end of thespool, the tension or pressure of said spring being adjusted by means ofa nut 14 screwing on the said stud and engaging the end of the spring.Thread passes from the spool 10 through eyes 15 on the member 1 to theeye 16 of the needle 4.

The arms or portions of the members 1 and 2 which are on the side at thepivot 3 remote from the parts above described, are desirably rounded asat 17 to facilitate operation thereof by the hand. In general, it isdesirable to provide also for foot operation of the device,

and for this purpose the member '2 is rovided with a bracket portion 18adapter to engage over a suitable support, such as a table or shelfindicated at 19, the end of the member 2 being extended to receive ascrew clamp 20 adapted to bear on the under face of said support to gripthe same between the said clamp and the bracket 18, thereby sup portingthe tool in position. A strap 21 is attached to the operating end of themember 1 and depends therefrom, the lower end of said strap having apedal or foot-receiving loop 22 in convenient position for operation bythe foot.

The operation of the device is as follows 2- Leather or fabric, such asa portion of a shoe, comprising two layers indicated at 23, 24, isinserted. between the ends of the member 2 and of the spring 8, saidspring then bearing on the leather or fabric to hold it in positionagainst the member 2. Said member 2 may therefore be termed the worksupporting member as distinguished from the needle carrying member 1..The member 1 is then operated either by pressure of the hand on theother end thereof, or by drawing on the strap 21 by inserting the footin the pedal portion 22 and the consequent depression of this portion ofthe member 1 causes the other end thereof with the attached needle 4 torise, driving said needle through the slot of the fork 9 in the end ofspring 8 through the leather or fabric layers 23, 24, and through theslot 7 in the end of member 2. The eye 16 of the needle 4 being near theupper end thereof, this operation draws or drives the thread through theleather and carries a portion of the thread up beyond the leather,forming a loop above the leather. Another thread, indicated at 25, maythen be threaded through this loop by means of a needle indicated at 26in Fig. 3, and on then releasing the member 1 the spring 8 returns thesaid member to its original position, thereby drawing the needle downand pulling the thread back and forming a stitch in the leather, thisoperation'being repeated as.

the thread is thereby drawn at each return movement, preliminary to thenext stitching operation.

What I claim is A sewing tool comprising a work-supporting member and aneedlecarrying member, a needle carried by the latter member saidmembers being pivoted together, and crossing one another, a s ringattached to the needle-carrying mem er and extending adjacent to the endof thework-supporting means, the end portion of the spring and of thework-supporting member being slotted for the passage of a needle, andthe slotted end of the spring normally lying at a point between the endof the needle and work supporting member, and said work-supportingmember being provided with spool-holding and tensioning means, and theneedle-carrying member being provided with threadguiding means fordrawing the thread from the spool and guiding it through the needle.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California. this 8th day of May, 1906.

WILLIAM E. WARD.

In presence of ARTHUR P, KNIGHT, BELL HALL.

